Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  We got takeout one night last weekend and I just made spaghetti another night when I felt lazy, so I have a couple carry-over meals.  Here is what I have to use up:  one green bell pepper,

Seitan & Veggie Stirfry and Brown Rice

Veggie Pizza and Crudites with Homemade Ranch Dip   

Cinnamon Squash Chowder and Vegetarian Club Sandwiches
I think I'll plan on making this on Christmas Eve since it's easy and will afford me time to prep Christmas dinner.  It also doesn't yield a ton of leftovers, which is good since I'll need the fridge space for Christmas food.

Nachos
The colder and more Christmasy it gets (it's really not the cold, but it's almost Christmas), the more I want junk food.  I think I will end up making nachos this weekend.  I'll aim to have leftover soup or something from an earlier night so we don't make ourselves sick on cheese and chips and dips.

Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips and Baked Potato Skins and Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup

Chilli-Garlic Noodles

Brinner
I really want to make some egg & cheese biscuits, maybe with homemade vegan sausage patties.  I have to make the biscuits from scratch though, so I'm not committing to anything more than "brinner" at this point.  We have eggs and cheese and veggies for omelets, as well as homemade pancakes in the freezer.


Tofu Parmigiana and Green Bean Casserole and Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Cranberry Waldorf Salad and White Rolls and Cherry Cake and Mulled Wine
This will be Christmas dinner.  I can pre-make pretty much all of it and then just pop it in the oven on Christmas day.  I only have like four sweet potatoes, but I don't know what else to do with them, so I'm going to wrap them in foil and bake them, and just whip them plain.  I think I've done that before, and I'm not concerned about the small amount since we'll have so much other food.